Pfaff 1196 User manual

1196,
1197
1199
Compaci
1209
Compac
Instruction
Book
PFAFF-HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT
für
Haushaltnähmaschinen
m.b.H.
7500
Karsruhe
41
West-Germany
Subject to
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1
Take-up
lever
2
Thread
retainer stud
3
Eraser
button
4Utility-stitch
buttons
5
Spool pins
6
Bobbin
winder
7
Balance
wheel
8
Stop
motion
knob
9
Ultra-Matic
stitch selector
1
0
Needle
position
and buttonhole
control
11
Master
switch
1
2
Base
(of
portable
machines)
1
3
Bed cover
14
Sewing
foot
1
5
Thread
cutter
(on
presser
bar)
On
Model
1
209 dual feed
with
thread
cutter
1
6
Upper
tension
1 7
Control for
reverse
sewing
and
dropping
the
feed
dog
1
8
Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of
machine
arm>
1
9
Needle
holder
with
needle
set
screw
20
Needle
plate
with
guide
grooves
21
Handle
on
Models
11
99/1209
22
Accessories
drawer
on
Models
1199/1209
23
Free
arm
24
Free
arm
cover
(enclosing
sewing
hook)
25
Needle
thread
control
4
Some
safety
rules
a)
Be
careful
when
sewing
that
your
fingers
will
not
be
injured
by
the needle.
b)
Make
sure
you pull
out
the
power
cord
plug
whenever
you
want
to
change
needle,
sewing
foot,
bobbin
or
needle
plate,
when
you
clean
and
oil
the
machine,
or
when
you have
to
interrupt
sewing and
leave
the
machine
for
a
while.
IMPORTANT!
Valid
for
United
Kingdom
only!
The wires
in
this
mains
lead
are
coloured
in
accordance
with
the
following
code:
Blue:
Neutral: Brown:
Live.
As
the
colours
of
the wires
in
the
mains
lead
of
this
appliance
may
not
correspond
with
the
coloured
markings
identifying
the
terminals
in
your plug,
proceed
as
follows:
The wire
which
is
coloured
blue
must
be
connected
to
the
terminal which
is
marked
with
the
letter
N
or
coloured
black.
The wire
which
is
coloured brown
must
be
connected
to
the
terminal
which
is
marked
with
the letter
L
or
coloured
red.
Please
note:
When
13
amperes
plug
is
used
a
3
amperes
fuse
has
to
be
fitted.

Contents
Removing
the carrying case
cover, 1 196/1197
Foot
control
receptacle, 1196/11
97
Removing the carrying
case
cover, 1199/1209
Foot
control receptacle, 11 99/1209
Handle,
1199/1209.
Accessories drawer,
1199/1209
Electrical connection
Foot control
Removing bobbin
case
and bobbin
Disengaging
the sewing
mechanism
Bobbin winding
Inserting the bobbin
Inserting the bobbin
case
Upper
threading
Threading the
needle
1196-1199
Drawing
up
the
bobbin
thread
Attaching the work support
Thread cutter
Ultra-Matic stitch selector
(9)
Straight
stitch
Zigzag stitch
Needle position
Reverse sewing and dropping the feed
dog
Presser
bar lifter
Dual feed.
1209
Thread tensions
Changing the
needle
Changing the sewing foot
Utility
stitches
Utility-stitch combinations
Sewing buttonholes
Sewing feet
Special accessories
Changing
the
light bulb
Cleaning and oiling
Threading the needle 1209
Trouble shooting
Model
1196/1197
Press down catches
A (marked by arrows>
and swing them outwards. Then lift the
cover off,
To replace the cover, reverse
this sequence.
To open the sewing
box lift catches B.
Then
open the
top cover sections.
Models 11
96
(A>, 11
97 (B)
Remove this receptacle
from the machine.
Before
you put the machine away
after
sewing, replace
the receptacle
in its
original position. On model
11
96 place it
on the bedplate, on
model 11
97 push it
into the free arm.
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Removing the
carrying
case cover,
Model
1199/1209
On the
Compact models
the carrying
case
cover is not locked
in
position by
catches
and
can thus
be easily
lifted off.
Foot control
receptacle
Models
11
99/1209
Remove
the
receptacle
from the
machine.
Before you
put
the machine
away after
sewing, replace
the receptacle
in its
original
position
(A>,
and
push
it onto the
free
arm.
Accessories
drawer, Model
1199/1209
On
the Compact
models the
accessories
are
kept in
a
drawer.
Push the
catch
upwards
a
little (A>
and at
the
same
time
pull drawer
22
out of
the machine
(B>.
Jll.C shows
how the accessories
are
to be
placed in the
drawer.
Handle, Model
1199/1209
The handle
can
be
folded
down, as shown
by
the arrow
in ill.
B.
4
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Electrical
connection
Push
plug
A
into
the
machine
socket
and
plug
B
into
the
wall
socket. Press
master
switch
11
. Your
machine
is
now
switched
on
and ready
for
sewing.
Foot
control
Place
the
foot control
under
the table.
Press down
its
pedal. The
machine
starts
sewing.
The
more
the
pedal
is
depressed,
the
faster
the
machine
will
run.
Removing
bobbin
case
and
bobbin
Raise
the
needle.
Remove bed
cover
1 3
or
open
free
arm
cap
24.
Lift
latch
K,
pull
Out
the
bobbin case,
release the
latch
and
take
out the
bobbin.
The
bobbin
cannot
fall
out
as
long
as
you
keep latch
K raised.
Disengaging
the
sewing
mechanism
Before
you
start
winding
the
bobbin,
disengage
the
sewing
mechanism.
To
do
this,
hold
the
balance
wheel
steady
and
turn
the
stop
motion
knob
toward
you.
After bobbin
winding,
turn
the
knob
in the
opposite
direction
to
re-engage
the
sewing
mechanism
again.

Bobbin winding
Disengage the sewing
mechanism.
Raise
pins
5. Place a
bobbin
on
the bobbin
winder
so
that pin
A
enters slot
B.
Place a
spool of thread
on one of the
spool
pins.
Pass the thread
around thread
retainer stud
2,
wind it around the
bobbin
a few
times,
and push
lever
6
against the bobbin. The
bobbin
winder
stops
automatically when
the
bobbin
is full.
Re-engage
the
sewing
mechanism.
Inserting
the
bobbin
Insert the
filled
bobbin into the
bobbin
case
so
that
the thread
unreels toward
the back
(A). Then
draw
the thread into slot
B and
under the
spring
into
eye C.
Inserting the bobbin
case
Lift
latch K and
push the bobbin case
onto
stud B, making
sure
slot A points
upwards.
Release the latch
and lightly
press against
the bobbin case to
make sure
it has
snapped into place.
Upper
threading
Pull
the
thread
from the
spool and draw it
into slot A,
guide B and take-up
lever 1.
Then pull
it into
guides
C
and
D.

Threading
the
needle
1196-1199
Pull
the
thread through
the
needle
eye
from
front
to back.
Drawing
up
the
bobbin
thread
Hold
the
needle
thread
a
little
taut.
Turn
balance wheel
7
toward
you
until
the
needle moves
down
and
up
again
and
the
take-up
lever
is up.
Pull
the
bobbin
thread
out
of the
needle
hole
and
lay
both
threads
toward the
left
and back under
the
sewing
foot.
Attaching
the
work support,
Attaching
the
work
support,
Model
1196/1197
Model
1199/1209
11
96:
Turn
over
the
foot
control receptacle
Turn
over
the
foot
control
receptacle
and
and
attach
it
(A).
push
it over
the
free
arm
as far as it will
go
11
97:
Incline
the
workplate
and push it
over
the
free
arm
(B)
until
its
guide
pins
enter the
two
holes,
then lower
it,
C

Thread
cutter,
Models
1196/1199
There
is a
sharp-edged
slot on the
back of
the
presser
bar which
serves as a
thread
cutter.
Raise
the
sewing
foot. Pull
the work
back out
of
the machine.
Place
the
threads
in the
thread
cutter
slot
and
pull
them
downwards
to cut them.
Thread
cutter, Model
1209
The
thread cutter
is located
at the back
of
dual
feed 1
5.
Raise the sewing
foot. Pull
the work back
out of the
machine,
Place
the threads
over thread
cutter
22
and pull
them downwards
to
cut them.
Ultra-Matic
stitch
selector
(9)
Turn
the outer
ring until the
symbol of
the
straight
or
zigzag stitch
desired is
positioned
above mark
A.
Straight stitch
Straight
stitches
are located
in the
range
from
0 to 4.
Zigzag
stitch
Setting
mark
= A
Zigzag stitches
are sewn
in
the ranges
marked
5, 6, 7, 8
and
9.
At the right
of
this
range,
5
to 8, the
stitches are close
together;
toward
the
left, the zigzag
stitches
become
increasingly longer.
In
ranges
4
and
5
a long,
narrow
zigzag stitch
is made.
N
11

Needle
position
The needle
can be
set
to
different
positions
in the needle
hole.
Turn
knob 1
0
until
the
symbol
of
the
needle
position
desired is
positioned
below
mark A.
=
central needle
position
(normal)
= right
needle
position
= left needle
position
Reverse
sewing and dropping
the feed
dog
Reverse-feed
control
1 7
has
the following
positions:
A
= Normal
position
B
As
long
as the
control
is depressed,
the
machine sews
backwards.
C
=
Vertical position.
The machine
sews
permanently
in reverse.
D
= The
feed dog
is dropped
(for embroidering,
darning,
etc.).
Presser
bar
lifter
Lever
1
8
has two positions:
A =
Sewing foot raised,
(Before
you
remove the
work, turn
the
balance
wheel toward
you to raise
the needle
and take-up
lever
1.)
B = The
sewing foot
is lowered for
sewing.
Dual feed,
Model
1209
This
additional feed
prevents
one ply
from
creeping
ahead
of the
other. To engage,
push
dual
feed
15
down until it
snaps into
place,
To
disengage,
push it
down slightly,
then pull
it
out.
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Upper
tension
(16)
A =
Setting
mark. The normal
tension
setting
is in
the
green
range
between
3
and
5.
The
higher
the
number, the tighter
the
tension.
Lower
tension
B
=
Regulating screw.
Turn
it
left
for
a
looser
tension,
or
right for
a
tighter
tension.
C
= Both
tensions
are
correct.
= Upper
tension
too
loose
or
lower
tension too
tight.
E
= Lower
tension
too loose
or upper
tension
too
tight.
The
correct
lower
tension
Let
the
bobbin
case
with
a
full bobbin
hang
down
freely
by the
thread.
It must
not slide
down
by
its own weight, but
should gradually
move
downwards
when
you
jerk
your
hand
upwards
lightly.
Changing the
needle
Raise
the
needle
bar.
Then
hold
the
needle, loosen
screw
A
and
pull
the
needle
out
downwards.
Insert
a
new
System
1
30/705
H
needle
(with
the flat
side
of its
shank
facing
toward
the
back>
and
push
it
up as far as
it
will
go.
Then
tighten screw A.
Changing
the
sewing
foot
Raise
the
needle
bar.
Loosen
screw
A
until
the
sewing
foot
can be
removed
by
pulling
it
forwards, sideways
or
backwards.
Attach
the
sewing foot and
tighten
screw
A.
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Utility
stitches
A
Elastic
stitch
B
Blindstitch
C
Elastic triple
straight stitch
D
Overlock
stitch
E
Cross
stitch
3
Eraser
button for
releasing the pushed
buttons.
Utility-stitch
setting
The setting
of
Ultra-Matic
stitch selector
9/10
which is required
for
a specific utility
stitch
is
indicated on
the buttons.
Setting:
A Push
button
B
= Turn Ultra-Matic
stitch selector
Utility-stitch
combinations
Pushing two
buttons
simultaneously
produces
new
utility-stitch
patterns.
I Honeycomb
stitch
Setting:
buttons
A+C, straight
stitch
4,
left
needle
position.
II
Pullover
stitch
Setting:
buttons B+C,
straight
stitch
4,
left needle
position.
Ill Super
stretch
stitch
Setting:
buttons
C+D,
straight
stitch
4,
left
needle position,
raise
reverse-feed
control
17,
IV
E stitch
Setting: buttons
B+C,
straight stitch
0,
left
needle position,
turn control
1 7 to
vertical position.
V
Jersey
stitch
Setting:
buttons B+D,
straight stitch
2,
left
needle
position.
Table
of
stitches
(Supplement)
All
stitches,
including
the
utility-stitch
combinations,
are
shown in
the Table
of
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Sewing
feet
A Normal
sewing
foot, Models E
Zipper
or
edge-stitching
foot
with
edge
1196—1199
guide
O
Normal
sewing
foot,
Model
1 209;
F
Blindstitch
foot
for all
sewing
operations
requiring
no
G
Hemmer
foot
special
sewing
foot.
H Darning
foot;
for
embroidering
and
C
Clear-view
sewing foot; for
ornamental
darning.
sewing and sewing
on
buttons.
I
Cording foot;
for
single-needle
cording
D Buttonhole
foot
and
appliquéing.
Special
accessories
The special
accessories
listed
below are
intended
for
special
sewing
jobs.
They can
be
obtained
from your
Pfaff
dealer.
For
sewing
mrih
3 soools
of thread
ccessory
Ordering
No.
Sewing Operation
Cordvig
set
93-107
560—91
Coroing fool,
3
grooves
93—040
948—31
For
cording work
(twin
needle
with
2.5
or 3.0mm
needle
gauge)
needle
size 80.
for
fine cording
Cording
foot.
5
grooves
a 3040
950—31
needle size
701
twin
needle with
1
.8-. 2.0-
or
2.5-
mm
needle
gauge)
Cording foot,
7 grooves
93040
952—31
twin
needle
with 1 .4-,
1
.6
or 1 .8-
mm
needle gauge)
Fringe sewing
tool
93—040
943-31
For
sewing
fringes
arid
for basting
Straight-stitch
fool 98—074
005—00
—
For
tostitching
and
Needle
plate with
round
needle
93—040 940—35 sewing
aery
delicate
hole for free-arm
models
and
soft fabrics
silk
lersey. etc
Needle
plate
with round
needle
93—040 939—38
hole
for flatbed models
Eoge
guide (fastening
screw 93—040
959- 25
91—053077—25
Far eage
stitching
Zipper
tool
98—501 000—27
For inserting
zippers
Felling
foot
93—040
938—31
For
felled seams
Zigzag
shirring fool
93—847 520—06
For
shirring
valances
Eyeletting
plate
93—040 946—45
For
eyeletting
Hemmer foot
(shell-edge)
2.0
mm
93—847 546—00
For hemming
edges with
zigzag slilches
Hemmer
foot lroted
edge)
1.0mm
93—847
547—00
Bias
hinder 98—055 622—00
For
binding
edges
with bras
tape
Zigzag Teflon
fool
93—040
955—91
For
sewing
plastic
materials
(coated
soiei
Roller fool
912_21.
forsewino
coated
svntnelic
materials
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holoer
93—040 584—45
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Changing the
light bulb
Push
the light
bulb
up,
turn
it toward
A
and
pull
it out.
Insert
the
new light bulb so
that
its
pins enter
slots
C.
Push
it
up
and turn
it
toward
B.
Cleaning and oiling
11
96:
Remove cover 1 5.
Pull
needle
plate
forward
and
take
it
out.
1197—1209:
Take
out
the screws
and
remove
the needle
plate. Open cover
24.
Remove
the
bobbin
case.
Clean
the
parts
in
the
vicinity
of the
sewing
hook
and
the
feed dog
with
a soft
brush.
Do
not
oil
the
machine
because
it is
maintenance-free, but
now and
then
put
a
drop
of oil into
the hook
raceway.
Threading
the
needle
1209
Turn
the
balance
wheel
toward
you to raise
the
needle
and
take-up
lever
1
(see
drawing).
Push control
25
down
all the
way.
Draw
the
thread
under fingers
A
and
B,
at the
same
time
releasing
control
25
and
the thread.
The
thread
is
then
pulled
through
the
needle
eye.
22
2

rrouble
shooting
Kinks
appear
on
top and
bottom
of
material.
5.
Machine
feeds
irregularly
or
not
at
all
Lint
has
accumulated between
tooth
rows
of
feed
dog.
Feed
dog
dropped.
(Reverse-feed
control
is
at
left.)
Remove
needle plate
and clean
out
lint.
Flick
reverse-feed
control
to
the
right.
Remove
thread ends
and put
a
drop
of
oil
into
hook
raceway.
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Cause:
4.
Seam
is
not
uniform
Tension
out
of adjustment.
Thread
too
thick,
knotty
or
hard.
Bobbin
thread
wound
unevenly.
Cause:
1.
Machine
skips
stitches
Needle
not inserted
correctly.
Wrong
needle
used.
Needle
bent
or
blunt.
Machine
threaded
improperly.
Needle
too
thin for
thread
used.
2.
Needle
thread
breaks
For
any
of
the above reasons.
Thread
tension
too
strong.
Poor-quality
or knotty
thread
used.
or thread
that
has
become
too
dry by
excessive
storage.
3.
Needle
breaks
Needle
not
pushed
up
as
far as
it
will go.
Needle
bent.
Needle
too
thin or
too
thick.
Needle
bent
and strikes needle
plate
because
work
is
pushed
or pulled.
Bobbin
case
improperly
inserted.
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Remedy:
Check
upper
and lower
tensions.
Use
first-class
thread
only.
During
bobbin
winding,
do not
hold
thread
in
hand, but
pass
it
through
thread
retainer stud.
Thread
machine
properly
and check
both
tensions.
Remedy:
Push
needle
up
as
far
as
it
will
go,
its
flat
shank
side facing
toward the
back.
Insert
system
130/705
H
needle.
Insert
new needle.
Check
threading.
Select needle
according
to Needle
and
Thread
Chart.
See
par. 1
above.
Regulate
thread
tensions.
Use
only
good-quality
thread.
Insert
new
needle
and push
it
up
as
far
as
it
will
go.
Insert
new needle.
Note
Needle
and Thread
Chart.
Let
machine
feed
the
work
alone.
Only
guide
the
material
lightly.
When
inserting
the
bobbin
case,
press
against
it
until
t snaps
into
place.
6.
Machine
works
heavily
Thread
ends
in
hook
raceway.